BA, 1995, Stanford University
MSc, Environmental Science, Policy & Management, 2002, UC Berkeley
MPH, Epidemiology, 2006, UC Berkeley
PhD, Environmental Science, Policy & Management, 2007, UC Berkeley
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Additional Appointment(s):
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Environmental Studies
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Epidemiology
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Center for Global Safe Water
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Program in Population Biology, Ecology, and Evolution (PBEE)
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Courses Taught:
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EH 548: Research Methods for Studies of Water and Health
EH 549: Approaches to Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Research
EH 594: Capstone Seminar: Skills for Environmental Health Professionals
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Areas of Interest/Research:
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Antibiotic Resistance
Behavior and Health
Community Based Research
Global Health
Infectious Disease
Rural Health
Safe Water
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Selected Research Projects:
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I am engaged in research on the epidemiology of waterborne disease with an emphasis on household water quality, transmission of enteric waterborne pathogens, and the impacts of climate on the incidence of waterborne disease.
Current research projects include:
(1) a study the contributions of village-level animal husbandry operations to the evolution and spread of antibiotic resistance in northern coastal Ecuador, funded by the NSF Ecology of Infectious Diseases program
[collaboration with colleagues from University of Michigan]
(2) a long-term (10 year) study of diarrheal disease transmission in northern coastal Ecuador, funded by NIAID, with a specific focus on climate and diarrheal disease, funded by the NIH Fogarty International Center (see http://www.fic.nih.gov/News/Pages/2011-climate-change-diarrheal.aspx)
[collaboration with colleagues from University of Michigan]
(3) a study investigating linkages between Atlanta’s water distribution system and hospital emergency room admissions for gastrointestinal illness, funded by the US EPA and the Water Research Foundation
[collaboration with colleagues from Emory RSPH]
(4) a study of methods for testing irrigation water quality in southern Georgia, funded by the Center for Produce Safety
[collaboration with colleagues from University of Georgia]
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Selected Publications:
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Levy, Nelson, Hubbard, Eisenberg
Rethinking Indicators of Microbial Drinking Water Quality for Health Studies in Tropical Developing Countries: Case Study in Northern Coastal Ecuador
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene , 86(3): 499-507, 2012.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22403326
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Eisenberg, Goldstick, Cevallos, Trueba, Levy, Scott, Percha, Segovia, Ponce, Hubbard, Marrs, Foxman, Smith, Trostle
In-Roads to the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance: Regional patterns of microbial transmission in northern coastal Ecuador
Journal of the Royal Society Interface , 9(70): 1029-1039, 2012.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21957121
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Markovitz, Goldstick, Levy, Cevallos, Mukherjee, Trostle, Eisenberg
Where science meets policy: Comparing longitudinal and cross-sectional designs to address diarrheal disease burden in the developing world
International Journal of Epidemiology , 41(2): 504-513, 2012.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22253314
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Levy, Hubbard, and Eisenberg
Seasonality of Rotavirus Disease in the Tropics: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
International Journal of Epidemiology , 38: 1487-96, 2009.
http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/38/6/1487
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Levy, Hubbard, Nelson, and Eisenberg
Drivers of Water Quality Variability in Northern Coastal Ecuador
Environmental Science and Technology , 43: 1788-97, 2009.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19368173?itool=EntrezSyst...
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McLaughlin, Levy, Beck, Chin, Meschke, and Eisenberg
An observational study on the effectiveness of point-of-use chlorination
Journal of Environmental Health , 71: 48-53, 2009.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19408433?itool=EntrezSyst...
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Eisenberg, Desai, Levy, Bates, Liang, Naumoff, and Scott
Environmental determinants of infectious disease: A framework for tracking causal links & guiding public health research
Environmental Health Perspectives , 115: 1216-1223, 2008.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1940110/?tool=pu...
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Levy, Nelson, Hubbard, and Eisenberg
Following the Water: A Controlled Study of Drinking Water Storage in Northern Coastal Ecuador
Environmental Health Perspectives , 116: 1533-1540, 2008.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2592274/?tool=pu...
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Eisenberg, Cevallos, Ponce, Levy, Bates, Scott, Hubbard, Vieira, Endara, Espinel, Trueba, Riley, and Trostle
Environmental change and infectious disease: How new roads affect the transmission of diarrheal pathogens in rural Ecuador
Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences , 103: 19460-65, 2006.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1693477/?tool=pu...
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Levy
Neglected Consequences: The Role of Introduced Aquatic Species in the Spread of Infectious Diseases
EcoHealth , 1: 296-305, 2004.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/nd2a387u75cyhype/
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Other affiliations and Activities:
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Full list of publications can be found at:
http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=QFxAKnQAAAAJ
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Link to this page: http://www.sph.emory.edu/faculty/klevy4
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